Merchandizing packages for stockings or the like



R. C. FOLK May 15, 1956 MERCHANDIZING PACKAGES FOR STOCKINGS OR THE LIKEFiled June 24, 1955 2 Sheets-Sheet INVENTOR. B 1/ Gif /f2,

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2 Sheets-Sheet 2 May 15, 1956 R. c. FOLK MERCHANDIZING PACKAGES FORSTOCKINGS OR THE LIKE Filed June 24, 1955 FIG: 8

I. llllllllll mmmwn United States Patent MERCHANDIZING PACKAGES FORSTOCKINGS OR THE LIKE Russell C. Folk, Reading, Pa., assignor to GeorgeW. Gl'ifliu, New Rochelle, N. Y., Ray F Borda and Russell C. Folk, bothof Reading, Pa., copartners Application June 24, 1955, Serial No.517,720

Claims. (Cl. 206-4533) This invention relates to merchandizing packagesfor stockings or -the like.

The chief aim of my invention is to provide a compact fiat package witha transparent outer envelope in which one or more pairs of stockings areneatly and snugly held in flat folded condition, with the top or weltends for example, as well as portions of the leg fabric, visible throughthe transparent envelope for convenience of inspection by prospectivepurchasers Without necessity for removing the stockings.

Other objects and attendant advantages will appear from the followingdetailed description of the attached drawings, wherein:

Fig. l is a perspective view of a package, constructed in accordancewith my invention, for a single pair of stockings.

Fig. 2 is a sectional view of the package taken as indicated by theangled arrows IIII in Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 shows one of the components of the package, the same being in theform of a foldable foundation strip for supporting the stockings withinan envelope.

Fig. 4 is a perspective view showing how the foundation component ofFig. 3 is folded in preparation for application of the stockings.

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of another component or supporting elementof the package about which the stockings are wrapped before beingassembled with the foundation component.

Fig. 6 is a perspective view of an alternative form of package,constructed in accordance with my invention, for two pairs of stockingswith the tops and portions of the legs visible through the outsideenvelope.

Fig. 7 is a sectional view taken as indicated by the angled arrows VIIV'II in Fig. 6; and

'Figs. 8 and 9 are views, corresponding to Figs. 3 and 4, of thefoundation component of the alternative embodiment of my invention.

With more specific references, first more particularly to Figs. 1 and 2,the package for a single pair of stockings there illustrated iscomprehensively designated 1. The foundation component for this packageis designated 2, and is shown in Fig. 3, is initially in the form of aflat elongate oblong strip which, in practice, is cut from suitablystiff cardboard or the like, and which in this instance has transversescore lines 33 and 4-4 subdividing it into three sections 5, 6 and 7which are substantially of the same length and of equal area. As shown,the end section 5 of the component 2 is provided with a substantiallysemicircular opening 8 which extends from the score line 33. Inpreparation for application of a pair of stockings such as indicated atS in Figs. 1 and 2, the foundation component 2 is made ready as shown inFig. 4, by folding the section 6 downwardly over the section 7 about thecrease line 44 and the section 5 upwardly over the section 6 about thecrease line 33. Before assembling, the stockings are wrapped about arectangular insert element 10, separately illustrated in Fig. 5, whichelement, like the foundation com- Patented May 15, 1956 ponent 2, may beof cardboard, and which corresponds substantially in size to that of thesections 5 and 6 of said component. The insert element 10, with thestockings wrapped thereabout, is placed into the fold between thesections 5 and 6 of the .component 2 in Fig. 4, and the ornamented welttops T of the stockings (which have been left free) are passed downthrough the opening 3 as shown in Fig. 1. Finally, an envelope 11 oftransparent material such as cellophane is formed closely about theassemblage, and lapped edge margins thereof at 12 and 13 are sealed byfusion to render the package dust and moisture tight. As a result ofthis construction and procedure, the welt top of one of the stockings Sas well as a portion of the leg are clearly visible through thetransparent envelope as will be readily understood from Fig. l. 3

In the embodiment of Figs. 69,'the foundation component 2a is subdividedby three transverse scorings 3a 3a, 411-411 and 15-15 into four sections5a, 6a, 7a, and 16, the sections 5a, 6a and 16 being of the same lengthand area as the sections 5 and 6 of the first described embodiment, butthe section 7:: being substantially twice the length of the smallersections. As shown, the end section 16 is provided with semicircularopen ing 17 like the opening 8a in the end section 5a. In this instance,the component 2a is prepared by folding the section 6a downwardly overthe section 7a about the score line 4a4a, the section 5a upwardly overthe section 6a about the score 3a-3a, and the section 16 upwardly overthe section 7a about the score line 15-1-5, all as shown in Fig. 9.Moreover, in this instance, separate pairs of stockings S and S arewrapped about in dividual supporting elements 10a similar to the insertelement 10 of the first embodiment, and said elements, with theenwrapped stockings, placed respectively into the folds between the endsections 5a and 16 of the component 2a, and their welt top portions,respectively passed down through the openings of 8a and 17.

As in the first embodiment, the assemblage is snugly encased in anenvelope 11a of transparent sheet material with the joints 12a and 13asealed by fusion or by means of a suitable adhesive. The two pairs ofstockings so wrapped may be of the same color with differentlyornamented welt portions, or they may be of different colors and haveidentically ornamented welt tops.

In both embodiments, the foundation component is so proportioned inpractice that the completed package will tit into boxes of the sizeordinarily used in the marketing of hosiery.

Having thus described my invention, I claim:

I. A merchandizing package for articles such as stockings, comprising afoundation component in the form of an oblong strip of cardboard or thelike subdivided by transverse fold lines into at least three sections,one of the end section's having an opening therein extending beyond thecrease line by which it is defined, the mid section being folded overthe other end section, and the apertured section being turned inwardlyover said adjacent section; a square insert of cardboard or the like,having a pair of stockings wrapped thereabout, placed into the foldbehind the apertured end section of the foundation component, with thetop portions of the stockings turned downwardly and outwardly over saidmid section and passed through the opening in said apertured section;and an envelope of transparent sheet material encasing the foundationcomponent with the stockings assembled as aforesaid.

2. A package for stockings according to claim 1, wherein the opening inthe apertured section of the foundation component is substantiallysemicircular in configuration.

3. A merchandizing package for articles such as stockings, comprising afoundation component in the form of an elongate oblong strip ofcardboard or the like subdivided by three transverse fold lines intofour sections, the opposite end sections being equal in length, thesection adjacent one of the end sections being likewise of the samelength, and the section adjacent the other end being of a length equalto at least twice that of the end sections, each end section having anopening extending beyond the fold line by which it is defined, the smallblank section being folded downwardly upon the larger section, thecorresponding apertured end section being folded upwardly upon saidsmall blank section, and the other apertured end section being foldedupwardly over said larger section; square inserts likewise of cardboardor the like, each having a pair of stockings wrapped thereabout,respectively engaged into the folds behind the apertured end sections ofthe foundation strip with the top portions of the stocking pairsrespectively passed through the openings in said end sections; and anenvelope of transparent sheet material encasing the foundation componentwith the stockings assembled as aforesaid.

4. A package for stockings according to claim 3, where in the aperturesin the end sections of the foundation component are substantiallysemicircular in configuration.

5. A merchandizing package for articles such as stockings, comprising afoundation component in the form of an elongated strip of cardboard orthe like subdivided by transverse fold lines into' three sections, oneof the end sections having an opening therein of a width substantiallyequal to that of the stocking top, said end section being folded uponthe medial section and the two folded upon the other end section; asmaller rectangular insert of cardboard, equal in area substantially tothat of the apertured end section of the foundation component,

about which a stocking is wrapped, the end portions of said insertbeyond the stocking being engaged between the apertured end section andthe medial section of the foundation component; and an envelope oftransparent sheet material encasing the foundation component with thestocking assembled as aforesaid.

No references cited.

